A collection of views on the use of metaphors in organizations and organization studies. The book provides an introduction to the use of metaphor in organization studies, outlines key areas of debate, explains how metaphors contribute to creating new theories about organizations and demonstrates how metaphors impact on organizational ability. Part One considers the role of metaphor in creating new theories of organization and in reinterpreting existing theories. Part 2 explores metaphor in organizational discourse and language, showing how the construction of different metaphors can provide powerful tools with which to manage the organization. Part Three investigates the relevance of metaphors in real organizational situations and how they actually impact on attitudes and behaviour. Part Four of the book offers an agenda for the use of metaphors in organizational research and suggests new directions that research might take.